george albert lyoii



G. LYON.

AUTGMOBILE BUFFER.

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lkwm mmm lim 23,1919.

one or both of these strips. As shown in Fig. 4 these split ends. of the strip 6 may be forced out laterally and formed with suitable holes 24 to laccommodate the U-bolt 12 and in this way the connector is held in longitudinal alinement with one of the members while tightly holding them together as by suitable nuts 26 and the connector plate 25, if desired. It is further understood that legs of the U-bolts are spaced just far enough apart to be brought into close engagement when tightened with the edges of the connected strips so as to thus hold them against verticaL movement. It is, of course, tunderstood that such alining or bifurcated ends may be arranged on any of the strips to be connected together either on one of the outer strips 6 as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, or on one of the inner strip ends l() wherethe device has a similar alining holding action. In this case, of course, the attaching member 1 has a part of its forward portion concentrically curved so as to be parallel and in close contact with this adjacent buffer member 10, while the eX- treme end 9 of this attaching memberis preferably brought over into close engagement with the end 5 of the front member so to be directly held in Contact therewith. This arrangement makes it easy to laterally adjust the buffer strips, since the strips 3, 4 may, for example, be slipped together to the extent of several inches without noticeably or undesirably affecting the curve of the front impact receiving member. adj ustment may be resorted to to bring the attaching members somewhat closer together or these attaching members may be independently adjusted, if desired, after the desired buffer width has been secured by regulating the position of the two lapping frontmembers. f-

ln the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, a single front or impact receiving member 14 is shown. This spring strip member may nbe outwardly bowed and be uniformly curved so that its projecting ends 17,18 may, if desired, have the same curvature as the central part of this member. The rearwardly extending attaching members 15, 16 are preferably forwardly and outwardly curved and provided with connecting portions 19, 20, curved so as to be substantially concentric with the adjacent portions of the front or impact receiving member to which they may bc connected in any suitable way. Retainer clips 21, 22, may be used for this purpose and may coperate with one or more retainer holes, such as 30, 31, in the ends of these attaching members. In this way the clips are positively held. upon the attaching members so that they are always in position to be tightened and securely hold the parts against vertical movement.

This invention has been described in con- Such an nection with a number of illustrative embodiments, forms, proportions, parts, arrangements, materials, method of connection and use, to the details of which disclosure the-invention is not of course to be limited, since what is claimed as new and what is desired to be secured by Letters Patuent is set fortl in the appended claims:

Vimpact receiving members, retainer clip connectors connecting the ends of said attaching members and impact receiving members and each formed with a retainer lug engaging a retainer hole adjacent the end of one of said members, U-bolt connectors connecting the doubled lapping portions of said impact receiving members to said attaching members and each held in longitudinal alinement with respect to one of said members by passing through a perforated bifurcated end of one of said strips to closely engage the edges of the other connected strips and hold them iii substantial vertical alinement.

2. An automobile buffer comprising two forwardly bowed impact receiving members formed of vertically rigid flat spring steel strips overlappin to reinforce the central portion of the bu er, vertically rigid spring strip attaching members ladapted to be connected to a vehicle frame and formed with forwardly and outwardly curved portions having connecting ends formed with substantially the same curvature as the adjacent parts of said impact receiving members, and connectors connecting the ends of said attaching members and impact receiving members and the doubled lapping portions of said impact receiving members to said attaching members.

3. An automobile buffer comprising Ltwo overlapping forwardly bowed impact receiving members of uniform curvature and formed of vertically rigid flat spring steel strips overlapping to reinforce the central portion of the buffer, vertically rigid spring strip-'attaching members adapted to be connected to a vehicle frame and formed with i ie forwardly and outwardly curved portions lli instaan the ends oi said attaching members and impact receiving members and each formed with a retainer lug engaging a retainer hole adjacent the .end ott each oi' said attaching members.

4i. An automobile louder comprising two overlapping forwardly bowed impact receiving members formed of vertically rigid iiat spring steel strips overlapping to reinforce the central portion of the butter, vertically rigid spring strip attaching members A adapted to be connected tca vehicle frame and formed with forwardly and outwardly curved portions having connecting ends .formed with substantially the same curvature as the impact receiving members and lapping and reinforcing said impact receiving members at'the ends of the buffers and connectors comprising retainer clip connectors and each formed with a .retainer lug engaging a retainer hole in said members.

5. An automobile butler comprising a for- Wardly boived impact receiving member formed of vertically rigid flat spring steel strip overlapping to reinforce the central portion of the buffer, vertically rigid spring strip attaching members adapted to be connected to a vehicle frame and formed with forwardly and outwardly curved portions having connecting ends formed with substantially the same curvature as the impact receiving members to form concentric lapping contactportions and connectors adjustably connecting said lapping Contact portions. y

t3. An automobile bu'er comprising a forwardly bowed impact receiving member formed oi' vertically rigid flat spring steel strip. vertically rigid spring stri attaching members adapted to be connecte to a vehicle frame Vand havin connecting ends formed with substantially the same curvature as the Vimpact receiving members to form concentric lapping contact portions and connectors adjustably connecting said lapping contact portions.

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7 An automobile buffer comprising overlapping spring strip members and retainer clip connectors clamping together the ends ot said members and each formed with a retainer lug1 engaging a retainer hole adjacent the end of one of said members.

8. An automobile bud'er comprising overlapping spring strip members and retainer clip connectors'clamping together said mem bers and each formed with a retainer engag-` ing a retaimL r hole in one of said members.

9. An automobile buite/r comprising overlapping spring strip members and U-boit connectors connecting said members and 4each held in longitudinal alinement with respect to one of said members by passing through a perforated bifurcated end of one of said strips to closely engage the edges oit the other connected strips and hold them in substantial vertical alinemen 10. An automobile butler comprising over-- lapping spring strip members and ttholt connectors connecting said members and each held in longitudinal alinement with. respect to one oi said members by passing through a perforated bifurcated end olf one ofsaid strips to pass around the edges oithe other connected strips.

11.' An automobile buer comprising oven lapping strip members and bolt connectors connecting said members and held in lungi tudinal alincment with respect to one of said members by passing through a perforated laterally extended portion of one ot said strips to pass around the edges of the other connected strips.

12. An automobile buffer comprising a forwardly bowed impact receiving member formed of vertically rigld flat resilient strip,

"vertically yrigid resilient stripr attaching members adapted to be connected to a vehicle frame and having connectingv portions curved 'to conform to the cooperating ,t tions of said impact receiving member formed with retainer holes adjacent the ends of said attaching members to form lapping contact portionsl and connectors having re-v tainer lugs to cooperate with said retainer holes and connecting said lapping Contact portions.

13. An automobiley buiier comprising a forwardly bowed impact' receiving member formed of vertically rigid fiat resilient strip, resilient strip attaching members, adapted to be connected to a vehicle frame and having connecting portions curved to conform 'to the cooperating portions of said impact re-I ceiving member to form lapping contact portions and connectors adjustably connecting said lapping Contact portion".

14. An, automobile bud'er comprisingoverlapping resilient strip members and retainer clip connectors cla-lupin said members to gether and having an a( justable closed contour outline and a substantially rectangular opening to accommodate said members, Said connectors each being formed with an inf wardly projecting retainer lug engaging a retainer hole adjacent the end of one oit the connected members.

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